Bessarabian Stakes

Bessarabian Stakes
ClassGrade II Stakes
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1985
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitehttp://www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceTapeta synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & mares, three-years-old & up
WeightAllowance
PurseCan$200,000 (since 2014)
Bonuses$23,265 for Ontario-bred horses from the T.I.P.)

The Bessarabian Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1985 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Raced at a distance of seven furlongs, it is held during the latter part of November and is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It has been a Grade II event since 2013.